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Dancers dressed as futuristic characters perform during a show at The Robot Restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, June 29, 2014.

The now famous Robot Restaurant opened two years ago in the Kabukicho area of Shinjuku at an estimated cost of 10 million U.S. dollars.

Performances are held three times a day and cater mostly to foreign tourists. The cabaret style shows include bikini clad futuristic dancers, performers dressed as robots and a host of large scale robots and vehicles controlled with remotes by stage hands dressed as Ninjas.

All photos taken in Tokyo, Japan, June 29, 2014.

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A large robot is seen during a show at The Robot Restaurant.

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Performers dressed as robots fight in a robot boxing match during a show at The Robot Restaurant.

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Performers prepare backstage prior to the start of a show at The Robot Restaurant.

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Dancers rehearse prior to the start of a show during a show at The Robot Restaurant.

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A performer dressed as a Robot is seen during a show at The Robot Restaurant.

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A staff member works to prepare two large female robots prior to the start of a show at The Robot Restaurant.

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Dancers perform on large-scale female robots during a show at The Robot Restaurant.

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Performers change into their costumes backstage prior to the start of a show at The Robot Restaurant.

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Gold colored urinals are seen in the men's bathroom at The Robot Restaurant.

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A performer puts on her costume backstage prior to the start of a show at The Robot Restaurant.

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A stage hand dressed as a ninja controls a vehicle by remote control during a show at The Robot Restaurant.

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A dancer rides a large robotic snake during a show at The Robot Restaurant.

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Dancers dressed as futuristic characters perform during a show at The Robot Restaurant.

Credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images

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A dancer rides a robotic vehicle during a show at The Robot Restaurant.

Credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images

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Dancers perform on large-scale female robots during a show at The Robot Restaurant.

Credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images

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A performer dressed as a Robot is seen during a show at The Robot Restaurant.

Credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images

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Performers wait backstage prior to the start of a show at The Robot Restaurant.